Click to enlarge. Gotta love a sense of humor.These lists are always subjective. But I owned two of these - the Pinto and the Vega - and can attest to their miserable design.
I was pleasantly surprised that the CA Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 and did so with only one dissenting vote. Predictably, those who support gay marriage said they'll be back with a ballot measure to overturn Prop 8. Given the recent developments in the northeast where three states have legalized gay marriage it's certainly possible that they'll be successful in CA. But it's also possible that their increasing militancy and harsh rhetoric will have the effect of marginalizing them.
I heard gay marriage advocates today describe their opponents as imposing their religious views on society. Several things struck me about that statement. First, opposing gay marriage is not a religious position, it is a moral position. In fact, many non-religious people believe marriage necessarily involves only heterosexuals. (Note: CA grants full legal rights to homosexual couples through civil unions.)
Secondly, is there something inherently wrong with advocating for a particular view because it aligns with my religious perspective? This is a democracy. If my view, whether flowing from my religious sensitivities or from reading Mad Magazine, carries the day at the ballot box its origins are irrelevant. Vox populi.
When did religion become a negative? When and why did defining something as religious come to be derrogatory? Hasn't always been thus.
I heard today that 50% of the homes on the market in the Phoenix metro area are bank foreclosures. The pace of existing home sales has begun to rise but the cut-rate pricing on bank-owned homes keeps prices artificially low. Great deals out there for people who have the cash to make it happen.
Today's job got pushed to tomorrow. Messed up my bike riding schedule for the week. Oh well.
Guy comes out and sees the neighbor kid putting dirt back in a hole in the back yard.
"Whatcha doing, Jimmy?"
Jimmy answers, "I just buried my goldfish."
"That seems like an awfully big hole to bury a goldfish, Jimmy."
"That's because he's still inside the stomach of your stupid cat."
I was pleasantly surprised that the CA Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 and did so with only one dissenting vote. Predictably, those who support gay marriage said they'll be back with a ballot measure to overturn Prop 8. Given the recent developments in the northeast where three states have legalized gay marriage it's certainly possible that they'll be successful in CA. But it's also possible that their increasing militancy and harsh rhetoric will have the effect of marginalizing them.
I heard gay marriage advocates today describe their opponents as imposing their religious views on society. Several things struck me about that statement. First, opposing gay marriage is not a religious position, it is a moral position. In fact, many non-religious people believe marriage necessarily involves only heterosexuals. (Note: CA grants full legal rights to homosexual couples through civil unions.)
Secondly, is there something inherently wrong with advocating for a particular view because it aligns with my religious perspective? This is a democracy. If my view, whether flowing from my religious sensitivities or from reading Mad Magazine, carries the day at the ballot box its origins are irrelevant. Vox populi.
When did religion become a negative? When and why did defining something as religious come to be derrogatory? Hasn't always been thus.
I heard today that 50% of the homes on the market in the Phoenix metro area are bank foreclosures. The pace of existing home sales has begun to rise but the cut-rate pricing on bank-owned homes keeps prices artificially low. Great deals out there for people who have the cash to make it happen.
Today's job got pushed to tomorrow. Messed up my bike riding schedule for the week. Oh well.
Guy comes out and sees the neighbor kid putting dirt back in a hole in the back yard.
"Whatcha doing, Jimmy?"
Jimmy answers, "I just buried my goldfish."
"That seems like an awfully big hole to bury a goldfish, Jimmy."
"That's because he's still inside the stomach of your stupid cat."
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